Brazil reports Newcastle disease in Rio Grande do Sul
20 July, 2024
Officials from Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry have confirmed an outbreak of Newcastle disease at a commercial poultry farm in Anta Gorda, a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil's southernmost state. This outbreak could significantly affect Brazil’s poultry industry, as many countries might ban products from Rio Grande do Sul, the nation's third-largest poultry exporter, responsible for nearly 15 percent of shipments.
The last confirmed cases of Newcastle disease in Brazil were in 2006, involving flocks in the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso, and Rio Grande do Sul.
